December 11, 2009 / Front Page

Take a glance at the basement of the Travis and Davawn Creech home on Jordan Village Road near Poland and you might just think you stepped into an elementary school classroom… albeit one with only four desks. More...

The unique, one-of-a-kind, handcrafted ornament pictured to the right will represent Owen County on the huge Christmas tree that decorates the lobby of the Indiana State Museum throughout the month of December. More...

Afternoons R.O.C.K., after-school program for local students, will begin Monday, January 11 at Spencer Elementary School. The program will meet every Monday and Thursday for nine weeks from 3:00 until 5:30 p.m. More...

Special Sections

Community Corrections Board Owen County Community Corrections will hold an advisory board meeting on Monday, December 14 beginning at 4:30 p.m. in the Commissioners’ Room, located on the second floor of the Owen County Courthouse. More...

Dear Editor, We would like to thank our family and the following people and businesses for their generosity and support for our Breast Cancer 3-Day Walk this year, which took place in San Francisco: More...

A unanimous, 7-0 vote by the Spencer-Owen School Board to remove the “interim” tag from superintendent Greg Linton’s job title was followed by a resounding round of applause Thursday night from a near capacity crowd in the Owen Vall More...

Looking for something different to do this weekend? Organized by local wrestler Dustin Jones, the Owen Valley Sports Complex will play host to Independent Championship Wrestling (ICW) action this coming Saturday, December 12. More...

With roughly one million charities operating in the United States – and most of them seeking year-end contributions – it’s no wonder your mailbox bulges with appeal letters as the calendar winds down. More...

This year Thanksgiving was a good turkey day. I’m really not being disrespectful. I believe Thanksgiving Day is the day we all need to celebrate having lots of things to be thankful to God for. We have faith, family, friends, our country, etc. More...

Marjorie Spilker, 91, of Globe, Arizona, formerly of Spencer, passed away Tuesday, December 8, 2009 at Heritage Healthcare Center in Globe, AZ. She was born in Monroe County, IN, on April 4, 1918 to Estle and Flossie Lanam. She was a homemaker. More...